CSPACE research projects
We are currently working on a number of projects within CSPACE. View our current research projects below. You can also see our past projects or view our individual research groups to see a filtered list of projects aligned to our specialisms.
Exploring concept development and sustained, shared thinking in Flying Start contexts: a collaborative project
Understanding the importance of university researchers working in partnership with practitioners in order to change pr...
Playing The Career Game: Using game-based methodology to critically consider the effectiveness of targeted career initiatives.
This project uses game-based methodology in the form of a research-informed board game, Playing The HE Career Game ...
Zine-ing experiences and perspectives of neurodivergent Postgraduate Researchers
This research project is aimed at gaining insights into neurodivergent PGR’s experiences of doctoral study. The rese...
Enhancing trainee teachers' knowledge of Autism
Equipping trainee teachers with the knowledge of Autism needed to support pupils in mainstream secondary schools with...
Researching initial teacher education students’ sense of belonging and community on campus
This project explores the City South general campus space and how learning and teaching spaces impact BCU primary ITE ...
Listen Imagine Compose Primary: Researching the teaching and learning of composition
The aims of this project were to work with teachers and composers to develop meaningful and relevant composing activit...
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation
Enhancing Learning and Teaching Quality through Collaborative Observation (ELTQCO) was an 18-month project, funded by...
Empowering Practitioners’ Professional Learning Through Unseen Observation
The innovative “unseen observation” project with Walsall College, led by Professor Matt O’Leary in the Centre for the...
Supporting flexible pathways and effective student transitions in college-based higher education
Using a case-study approach, the project will explore several areas of focus related to the overarching theme of suppo...
Birmingham School Surveys Music Research
The Birmingham School Surveys Music Research Project is a three-year project focused on developing our understanding o...
Inclusive use of Artificial Intelligence ineducation in Vietnam: AI powered inclusive education digital transformation in rural and urban schools
This interdisciplinary project aims to address digital transformation across Vietnam, focusing on developing practices...
Pedagogies of mercy for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in madrasah education
The aim of this research project is to gain enhanced knowledge and understanding of the environment, ethos, curriculum...
Creating Schools of Recovery
‘Creating “Schools of Recovery”’ (SoR) was a two-year project to explore and evaluate a partnership model with theatre...
Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS)
Making Gender Equality Matter in Schools (MGEMS) makes a direct response to concerns evidenced in the research literatu...